Riverbank Language Academy: english

The shaded band is this school's normal range. If nothing about how it works changes, nearly every future year should land inside it. Zero means the typical student just meets the state standard. The small numbers under the years are how many students were tested.

Measured against the grade bars

The state's English test uses one scale for every grade, so a score means the same thing in grade 3 as in grade 8.

Many students here are still learning English, and this test is given in English. In 2026, 97 of the 349 students who took the English Language Arts test were English learners.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 23 points under the grade 3 bar. 2409 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 29 points under the grade 4 bar. 2444 vs. 2473.
5th The average 5th grader meets the grade 5 bar. 2522 vs. 2502.
6th The average 6th grader meets the grade 6 bar. 2546 vs. 2531.
7th The average 7th grader meets the grade 7 bar. 2581 vs. 2552.
8th The average 8th grader meets the grade 8 bar. 2612 vs. 2567.

Students fluent in English

The closest these results come to reading alone: English is not in the way. Includes students who have only ever spoken English.

Grade bars 3rd 41 students Just under the grade 3 bar. 4th 43 students 11 points under the grade 4 bar. 5th 45 students Meets the grade 5 bar. 6th 48 students Meets the grade 6 bar. 7th 35 students Meets the grade 7 bar.

English learners

Students leave this group as they become fluent, so its average stays low even where they learn well.

Grade bars 3rd 28 students 56 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 23 students 22 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 15 students 32 points under the grade 4 bar. 6th 12 students 34 points under the grade 4 bar. 7th 12 students 27 points under the grade 6 bar.

the group's average that grade's own bar the distance between

2026 results. The English test covers reading, writing, listening and research together. "Meets standard" is the state's mark for being on track for that grade. The state leaves out any group of ten students or fewer, so a grade may be missing from the charts.

Step 1 · Each year's result

For each grade tested, take the average (mean) scale score from the California Department of Education's results file, and subtract the lowest score that counts as "Standard Met" for that grade. That is the grade's distance from standard. Weight each grade by its share of the students tested, then add the grades up. Grades where the state hides the average because ten or fewer students tested are left out entirely.

2015 from sb_ca2015_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	98,024	2352.4	− 2432	−79.6	× 60 / 323	−14.8
4	98,027	2391.8	− 2473	−81.2	× 54 / 323	−13.6
5	98,028	2448.6	− 2502	−53.4	× 59 / 323	−9.8
6	98,031	2503.9	− 2531	−27.1	× 53 / 323	−4.4
7	98,032	2507.1	− 2552	−44.9	× 57 / 323	−7.9
8	98,035	2544.5	− 2567	−22.5	× 40 / 323	−2.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−53

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	90,814	2367.8	− 2432	−64.2	× 61 / 331	−11.8
4	90,816	2420.9	− 2473	−52.1	× 60 / 331	−9.4
5	90,818	2426.6	− 2502	−75.4	× 56 / 331	−12.8
6	90,820	2509.1	− 2531	−21.9	× 55 / 331	−3.6
7	90,823	2552.1	− 2552	0.1	× 49 / 331	0
8	90,824	2542.3	− 2567	−24.7	× 50 / 331	−3.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−41

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	93,537	2398.4	− 2432	−33.6	× 66 / 338	−6.6
4	93,539	2429.0	− 2473	−44	× 59 / 338	−7.7
5	93,540	2451.8	− 2502	−50.2	× 60 / 338	−8.9
6	93,542	2484.4	− 2531	−46.6	× 55 / 338	−7.6
7	93,545	2555.0	− 2552	3	× 55 / 338	0.5
8	93,547	2613.8	− 2567	46.8	× 43 / 338	6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−24

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	93,748	2393.3	− 2432	−38.7	× 64 / 346	−7.2
4	93,749	2457.6	− 2473	−15.4	× 62 / 346	−2.8
5	93,752	2486.7	− 2502	−15.3	× 59 / 346	−2.6
6	93,753	2508.5	− 2531	−22.5	× 58 / 346	−3.8
7	93,756	2528.0	− 2552	−24	× 49 / 346	−3.4
8	93,757	2612.4	− 2567	45.4	× 54 / 346	7.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−13

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	94,374	2438.9	− 2432	6.9	× 66 / 339	1.3
4	94,375	2469.8	− 2473	−3.2	× 60 / 339	−0.6
5	94,376	2508.9	− 2502	6.9	× 58 / 339	1.2
6	94,377	2524.9	− 2531	−6.1	× 55 / 339	−1
7	94,378	2560.5	− 2552	8.5	× 52 / 339	1.3
8	94,379	2571.8	− 2567	4.8	× 48 / 339	0.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						3

2021 from sb_ca2021_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	92,370	2407.3	− 2432	−24.7	× 64 / 333	−4.7
4	92,371	2406.9	− 2473	−66.1	× 61 / 333	−12.1
5	92,372	2519.1	− 2502	17.1	× 58 / 333	3
6	92,373	2479.9	− 2531	−51.1	× 56 / 333	−8.6
7	92,374	2559.6	− 2552	7.6	× 47 / 333	1.1
8	92,375	2568.2	− 2567	1.2	× 47 / 333	0.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−21

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	94,625	2428.1	− 2432	−3.9	× 66 / 334	−0.8
4	94,626	2466.4	− 2473	−6.6	× 61 / 334	−1.2
5	94,627	2465.9	− 2502	−36.1	× 59 / 334	−6.4
6	94,628	2544.9	− 2531	13.9	× 54 / 334	2.2
7	94,629	2556.9	− 2552	4.9	× 48 / 334	0.7
8	94,630	2608.9	− 2567	41.9	× 46 / 334	5.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						0

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	94,501	2420.6	− 2432	−11.4	× 65 / 332	−2.2
4	94,502	2452.2	− 2473	−20.8	× 62 / 332	−3.9
5	94,503	2526.4	− 2502	24.4	× 58 / 332	4.3
6	94,504	2463.4	− 2531	−67.6	× 54 / 332	−11
7	94,505	2561.0	− 2552	9	× 47 / 332	1.3
8	94,506	2568.2	− 2567	1.2	× 46 / 332	0.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−11

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	94,382	2414.2	− 2432	−17.8	× 66 / 324	−3.6
4	94,383	2459.7	− 2473	−13.3	× 61 / 324	−2.5
5	94,384	2512.8	− 2502	10.8	× 59 / 324	2
6	94,385	2503.4	− 2531	−27.6	× 52 / 324	−4.4
7	94,386	2513.0	− 2552	−39	× 42 / 324	−5.1
8	94,387	2594.9	− 2567	27.9	× 44 / 324	3.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−10

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	94,110	2425.1	− 2432	−6.9	× 67 / 325	−1.4
4	94,111	2440.9	− 2473	−32.1	× 62 / 325	−6.1
5	94,112	2501.3	− 2502	−0.7	× 61 / 325	−0.1
6	94,113	2556.8	− 2531	25.8	× 51 / 325	4
7	94,114	2571.2	− 2552	19.2	× 44 / 325	2.6
8	94,115	2538.8	− 2567	−28.2	× 40 / 325	−3.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−5

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	93,710	2408.8	− 2432	−23.2	× 69 / 349	−4.6
4	93,711	2444.2	− 2473	−28.8	× 66 / 349	−5.4
5	93,712	2522.0	− 2502	20	× 60 / 349	3.4
6	93,713	2546.2	− 2531	15.2	× 60 / 349	2.6
7	93,714	2581.3	− 2552	29.3	× 47 / 349	3.9
8	93,715	2611.7	− 2567	44.7	× 47 / 349	6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						6

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −53, −41, −24, −13, 3, −21, 0, −11, −10, −5, 6 → −15.4
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 12 · 2016→2017: 17 · 2017→2018: 11 · 2018→2019: 16 · 2019→2021: 24 · 2021→2022: 21 · 2022→2023: 11 · 2023→2024: 1 · 2024→2025: 5 · 2025→2026: 11 → average 12.9
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 12.9 × 2.66 = 34.3. Upper limit 18.9, lower limit −49.7.

Why 2.66? It is the standard factor from quality control, the work of Walter Shewhart and W. Edwards Deming. It turns "how much the result typically changes in a year" into "how far it can wander by chance alone".

Years with no result (no state tests were given in spring 2020) are skipped: the year-to-year change runs from the last year with a result to the next one.

Step 3 · Free or reduced-price meals

The share of enrolled students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. From 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25, 2025–26.